---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-070506"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNST"
cik: "0000865752"
company_name: "Monster Beverage Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:05:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:22:37.435707+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Monster Beverage director Mark J. Hall resigns effective Aug 1, 2026; board reduces to 9

## Summary
- Mark J. Hall to resign as director on August 1, 2026; employee role at Monster Energy US LLC ends April 1, 2027.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with company, management, or board.
- Board size reduced from 10 to 9 directors effective August 1, 2026.
- No mention of successor or replacement director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-070506
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNST
- cik: 0000865752
- company_name: Monster Beverage Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:05:41+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465926070506/0001104659-26-070506-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465926070506/tm2616810d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-070506
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-070506.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-070506.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark J. Hall resigned as Director at Monster Beverage Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 1, 2026, Mark J. Hall, currently a director on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Monster Beverage Corporation (the “Company”), provided notice to the Board and management of the Company of his intention to resign as a director on the Board, effective as of August 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465926070506/0001104659-26-070506-index.htm

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